Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 424

"Your Majesty!" Chen Ping finally said with emphasis, "Han Xin is defeated!"

"Ah?!" Liu Bang staggered and fell to the ground when he heard the words, and shouted, "Chen Ping, what did you say just now? Han Xin, Han Xin died in battle?!"

At this moment, Liu Bang was more than surprised. Han Xin died, or did he die in battle? !

Zhang Liang was also full of disbelief. In his mind, Han Xin was almost invincible. In the early years, he even considered, if Han Xin refused to accept the prestige of the King of Han and rebelled, what would he use to defeat him?After much deliberation, Zhang Liang felt that the only way to defeat Han Xin was to start with politics.

But now, Han Xin was defeated by Bi Shu in Huainan, and he was killed!
Seeing Chen Ping nodding, Liu Bang was shocked again, turned over and grabbed Zhang Liang's skirt, and said in a very rude way: "Zifang, even Han Xin died in battle, we are not Bi Shu's opponents, if you want No, hurry back to Guanzhong? Guanzhong is blocked by Hangu Pass and Wuguan Pass, and the Chu army may not be able to enter even if it lasts for ten or eight years."

Liu Bang really wanted to quit, he was really timid.

Liu Bang knows better than anyone how powerful Han Xin is. Needless to say, the classic battles of Chencang, Puban, Jingxing, Weishui, and Gaixia, which were commanded by Han Xin alone, impressed Liu Bang the most.

Twenty years ago, Liu Bang assembled an allied army of 20 troops, and when Xiang Yu was far away in Qi State, he captured Pengcheng, the capital of Chu State. Riding day and night, he rushed back to Pengcheng. In just one battle, Xiang Yu defeated the 56 coalition army!

In that battle, in order to escape for his life, Liu Bang cruelly pushed his eldest daughter Liu Yuan and his legitimate son Liu Ying out of the carriage. How pitiful this pair of sisters and brothers were. Their mother and grandfather had just been captured by the Chu army. It was only in the circle that they were spared, and now it was hard to find their own father, but in the end, in order to make the carriage faster, his father pushed them off the carriage with his own hands.

Fortunately, Liu Bang's coachman, Xia Houying, was an honest man. He jumped out of the car and hugged Liu Yuan and Liu Ying, the poor little brothers, and scolded Liu Bang so hard that he dared not speak back. Sister and brother Liu Ying, otherwise, Liu Bang would probably leave another allusion about the tiger's poisonous eater in history, and the thousand years of infamy may not be able to wash away.

In the First Battle of Pengcheng, the 56 Allied Forces were defeated like a mountain, more than 10 people were killed, and at least 10 people were driven into Surabaya and drowned. Liu Bang fled to Xingyang in a hurry with only [-] riders. Ze arrived with thousands of rebels, and within two days, [-] old and weak people from Guanzhong also arrived, led by Han Xin.

With only [-] old, weak, sick and disabled plus Lu Ze's thousands of rebels, Han Xin turned the tide and defeated Xiang Yu in a row between Xiaoyi and Suoyi. Then Xiang Yu gathered an army to attack again, but was still blocked by Han Xin in Xingyang, unable to advance an inch!Liu Bang still can't forget the commanding figure in white at the head of Xingyang city.

Xiang Yu was able to defeat Qin General Wang Li's 20 Great Wall Army with 2 Jiangdong children and [-] mobs, but he was still unable to break through Han Xin's Xingyang defense line formed by more than [-] mobs with [-] elites. Take it easy, the Chu army just couldn't cross Xingyang half a step.

Xiang Yu is such a formidable person that he is no match for Han Xin, but now, Han Xin has lost to Bi Shu's men, what does this mean?This shows that Bi Shu is a stronger existence than Han Xin. Taking a step back, the two are at least at the same level. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu lost nine out of ten battles, so how could he beat Bi Shu?
With Bi Shu as a great military strategist, even if Xiang Zhuang loses the Nanyang War, only his underpants are left, but as long as he can escape back to Jiangdong, Bi Shu will definitely have a way to help him restore the situation. Back then, he Liu Bang After being beaten by Xiang Yu, there were only [-] riders left, but didn't Han Xin also help him turn the situation around in Xingyang, and finally formed a stalemate?

Come on, let's escape back to Guanzhong and be the King of Peace for a few years, anyway, the days are numbered.

If you go back late, maybe Guanzhong Laowo will let Han Wang Hanxin copy it, and then the call will be over.

"Ovary." Liu Bang pulled Zhang Liang's skirt, like a drowning old man grabbing a life-saving straw, and said pitifully, "This battle can't be fought, let's go back to Guanzhong."

A black line appeared between Zhang Liang and Chen Ping's brows at the same time, back to Guanzhong? !

At this time, when he returned to Guanzhong, Xiang Zhuang was indeed staying with Liu Bang, but what about after returning to Guanzhong?

Xiangzhuang occupies all the former lands of the six countries in the Guandong, and the Han Kingdom only relies on the former Qin land in Guanzhong, how can it resist it?

The ending is obvious, returning to the customs can only be a dead end, let go and fight to have a chance!
"Your Majesty, speak carefully!" Chen Ping wanted to cover Liu Bang's mouth, looked around, but fortunately no one heard him, and said in a low voice, "My Majesty, the situation is not so bad that it can't be dealt with. Although Bi Shu defeated Han Xinying Bu, but within ten days and half a month, the Chu army in Huainan will not be able to catch up, we still have time!"

"Chen Ping is right." Zhang Liang bent down, helped Liu Bang up with Chen Ping, and then patiently explained, "At present, our army has gradually taken the initiative in the Nanyang battlefield. It will be able to effectively suppress the Chu army's Liannu, and then we will be able to fight a decisive battle with Xiangzhuang's Chu army's main force."

Chen Ping went on to say: "As long as we defeat the main force of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang before the Chu army in Huainan arrives, our army will be invincible. Many, if they retreat rashly now, the Chu army will definitely take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill them, so the big thing will be over."

Liu Bang looked around and said in a daze, "Is it really impossible to retreat?"

Zhang Liang and Chen Ping shook their heads at the same time, saying: "Never retreat."

Liu Bang gulped down a mouthful of saliva, and said again: "Can you win?"

Zhang Liang and Chen Ping nodded at the same time, and said solemnly: "We can win."

"Do it!" Liu Bang gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Fight it!"

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Xiang Zhuang patted the map, and said in a deep voice: "Old Liu Bang is really likely to jump over the wall in a hurry!"

"So we have to prepare early, and we have to prepare overnight. Maybe the Han army will attack aggressively tomorrow." Bai Lixian took out a blueprint from his sleeve and spread it out on the table, and then faced the blueprint. Said, "Look, my lord, this is where our army is camped. The east, north, and south sides are all Mian Shui, and only the west side can be attacked by the Han army."

Although it is a big taboo for military strategists to build a stronghold against water, it depends on the situation. For example, the Chu army has the advantage of a navy, and building a stronghold against the water is a wonderful move. As long as they guard against attacks from the west, the defensive pressure will be greatly reduced.

"If Liu Bang jumps over the wall in a hurry, the Han army will definitely attack from the west!" After a pause, Bai Lixian said again, "Originally, we could place all the crossbows behind the fence on the west to prevent the Han army from approaching. But now that the Han army has catapults, and if they put the crossbow behind the fence, they are looking for death."

Xiang Zhuang said thoughtfully, "Ziliang, what do you think?"

Baili Xiandao: "Your Majesty should quickly transfer the water army from Lvyeze here, and then move all [-] Liannu to the large and small warships of the water army. The northern and southern wings attacked the Han army at the same time, I estimated the distance, and the range of the crossbow boat can almost cover the entire field on the west side of the camp!"

"Put the Liannu on the navy warship and transform it into a crossbow boat?!" Xiang Zhuang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

This is indeed a good idea. Although the naval warships that can go deep into Deng County are not big enough, it is more than enough to install a continuous crossbow on the bow. The key is that the crossbow equipped with the continuous crossbow can also advance and retreat in the water Freedom, one can freely adjust the direction of shooting, and two can avoid the blows of the Han army's catapults.

The catapult is big and heavy, and it is very troublesome to adjust the range and angle of fire. If it is used to hit a fixed target, it can also effectively kill through coverage, but if it is to hit a moving target, the catapult is a bit powerless.

"Good!" Xiang Zhuang immediately raised his head and shouted outside the tent, "Huyan!"

Hu Yan entered the account in response to the sound, bowed his hands to Xiang Zhuang, and shouted: "What is my king's order?"

Xiang Zhuang supported his waist with his left hand, swung his right hand vigorously, and said in a loud voice: "Immediately order the flying cavalry to go to the camp of the Lvyeze navy, and let General Jiang Ji lead all the ships of the navy to come to the camp to listen!"

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Zhao Guo, Yan Guo and South Korea knew the news of Han Xin's defeat in Huainan almost at the same time.

The secret agents of various countries lurking in Pengcheng released pigeons at the same time, sending the news to all directions.

Zhao Guoya's prime minister, Zhang Jing, who was in charge of spying on the news, broke into Zhao Wang Zhang Ao's bedroom almost scrambling. On the way, Zhang Jing even lost one of his shoes, and when he entered the palace gate, he fell and hit his head. His bun was loose, and finally he appeared in front of Zhao Wang Zhang Ao without any image.

"Uncle?" Zhang Ao looked at Zhang Jing with some surprise, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Zhang Jing shook his hand, before he could see the ceremony, he said anxiously: "My lord, Han Xin is dead!"

"Han Xin is defeated to death? If you lose, you lose. What's the matter?" Zhang Ao responded subconsciously, and then, as if stung on the butt by a hornet, he suddenly sat up on his knees and stared at Zhang Jing in amazement. , Lost his voice, "Old man, what did you just say? Han Xin he he he he he was defeated to death? Lost to Bi Shu?!"

Han Xin and Ying Bo are facing Bi Shu in Huainan, Zhang Ao naturally knows.

The envoy of Chu even came to Handan several times and repeatedly urged Zhao to send troops to attack Qi. However, Zhang Ao had no opinion. Ask the Prime Minister Zhang Jing, Zhang Jing also thinks that it is not appropriate for Zhao to send troops until the two armies of Chu and Qi are not hurt.

Zhang Ao was waiting for Chu Qi to defeat both sides, but he never thought that Han Xin would be defeated!
"Quick, quick..." Zhang Ao called the guards of the Forbidden Palace not far away, "Quickly summon the Prime Minister, the General and the Second General, and let them enter the palace quickly..."

(End of this chapter)